Skip to main content
Open University Students Association
Open University Students Association
Open University Students Association
  •  Account
  • Log in
  • Register
  • Home
  • About us
    • Who we are
      • Our mission, vision and values
      • Our strategy
      • Our priorities
      • Our history
    • How we're run
      • Your student leaders
      • Trustees
      • Staff team
      • Conference
      • FAQs
      • Honorary life members
      • Important documents
      • Data protection
    • Environment and Sustainability
      • Who we are and our Action plan
      • News
      • Ideas bank
      • Resource hub
      • Environmental Sustainability Society
      • Event recordings
    • Work for us
  • News
  • What's on
    • Events
    • Welcome Week
    • Elections
    • Yorkshire Peaks Challenge
    • Student discounts
  • Get involved
    • Volunteering
      • Register as a volunteer
      • Volunteer profile
      • Current Opportunities
      • Volunteer Opportunities Catalogue
      • OU graduation ceremonies
      • Library study volunteers
      • Volunteering FAQs
      • Volunteer Newsletter
    • OU Students Connect
    • Clubs and societies
      • Full list of clubs
      • Full list of societies
      • How to set up a club
      • How to set up a society
      • Meet our societies and clubs
      • First Club Leads
      • Second Club Leads
    • Support Groups
      • Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Students Group
      • Disabled Students Group
      • OU Pride
      • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion newsletter
    • Connect with students
    • University Challenge
      • How to apply
      • Meet the team 2024-2025
      • Our history on University Challenge
      • University Challenge news
    • The Hoot student magazine
  • Student voice
    • Your student leaders
    • Representation
      • Student Representatives
      • Senate and Student Senate Reference Group
      • Appointments Committee
      • Postgraduate Research Students
    • Raise an issue
      • Current issues
      • Passed issues
    • Our surveys
      • Annual Membership Survey
      • National Student Survey
    • Tutor Awards
    • Manifesto for Lifelong Learning
  • Support and advice
    • Student Advice and Representation
      • Individual Representation Service
      • Central Disciplinary Committee
      • Complaints
      • Academic appeals
      • Academic misconduct
      • Non-academic misconduct
      • FAQs
    • Support Groups
    • Wellbeing
      • Bullying and harassment
      • OU Wellbeing app
      • Shout 85258
      • TalkCampus
    • Financial support
      • Open University Students Educational Trust (OUSET)
      • Fees and funding advice
      • Cost of living information
    • Free OU exam papers
  • Students Shop
  • Our forums
  •  My Account
Register
  • Log in
  • Home /
  • Student voice /
  • Raise an issue /
  • Current issues

Current issues

Submit an issue (and vote on others) which you would like the Student Leadership Team to discuss at their next meeting.

Back to list
  • 3 score
    9 voters

    Mentoring and volunteering

    Submitted 9 months ago by Sophia Della
    Current
      1comment
      I think every faculty has to have a mentoring/ supporting system for the students in place. As someone who had a very bad year to the point I was thinking of giving up my studies, I think I could have benefited having a mentor, I know that some faculties have a mentor program in place but others do not. Recently my faculty R81 has posted that they were for volunteers to mentor other students, but they required for the training to be in person on campus. I think that this is limiting the amount of students who can apply and excludes a lot of students. Some of us can not attend on site, but still would like to volunteer and help our fellow students.
    Ji Werden
    2:33pm on 4 Nov 24 Hi there - can you tell me if I applied for the DSG events role? When I logged into the site, it doesn't tell whether I applied or not, but I thought I had done so. If i did so, did I supply all the information that was required and can i do so at this stage, otherwise? Either way, if I did submit it all in one forum or another, can I ensure it is the amalgamated in the correct place? Lastly, please accept my apologies if my responses were posted to the wrong place. Ji'

    • Current issues Submit an issue (and vote on others) which you would like the Student Leadership Team to discuss at their next meeting.
    • Passed issues These are the issues which achieved enough votes to be discussed by the Student Leadership Team.

     
    Registered with fundraising regulator logo
    Investing in Volunteers trademark logo

    responsible future accreditation logo
    Data protection Privacy policy Cookie declaration
    Terms of use Fundraising complaints procedure
    Accessibility Our forums
    Contact us Opting-out
    Data protection Privacy policy Cookie declaration
    Terms of use Fundraising complaints procedure
    Accessibility Our forums
    Contact us Opting-out

    © OU Students Association

    Charity number: 1183837/SC049546
    Company number: 12031028
    Address: PO Box 397, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6BE
    Email: ousa@open.ac.uk

    Powered by MSL